Determination of the efficiency for pesticide exposure reduction with protective clothing: A field study using biological monitoring

Worker Exposure to Agrochemicals: Methods for Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 63-84

  Brouwer, D H ^a   De Vreede, S A F ^a   Meuling, W J A ^a   Van Hemmen, J J ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

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